Vaughn Ridley via Getty ImagesMarcus Haber during the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup Group B match between Canada and Costa Rica in July 2015 in Toronto.

Continuing the theme of strength, 2018 will also see more monikers inspired by athletes, BabyCentre reports. Specifically, the FIFA World Cup in Russia this summer will probably prompt more parents to name their babies Raheem, Marcus and Jamie after the professional soccer players.

Currently, Alice and Arthur are the favourites among bookies for the royal baby, and if either of these are chosen, they will undoubtedly rise to the top of naming charts this year. This happened with both George and Charlotte after the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge announced the birth of their son in 2013 and the birth of their daughter in 2015.

Today, the name George sits at No. 5 on BabyCentre's list of top boy names, while Charlotte sits at No. 15 on their list of top girl names.

"It used to be that feminism in names was a one-way street: It was cool for girls to get more masculine or powerful names, but not for boys to get more feminine or decorative names," Nameberry's Pamela Redmond Satran explained. "Now we see these qualities going both ways, with girls' names getting more serious, boys' names getting more decorative, both meeting on a more equal level."

Frankie and Juniper for girls and Ari and Kennedy for boys are just a few examples.